Creations by Lynda Mint Orchid Swatchism!

Hey peeps! Sorry to my neglect poor blawg, but I doubt I've hurt anyone's feelings lol. My shiz came in early, so I had to play with it! Now that I'm behind on swatches, I figured I better pound this one out today. If you've missed my other Creations by Lynda review, I'll fill you in a bit. Her polishes are awesome, but that cuticle oil is friggin amazaballz! Whatever, I love it. I love it so much in fact, I had to order a bottle when the mini I won ran out. Plumeria is one of my favorite scents, but since it's summertime and I no longer drink the nectar of the gods, I figured it'd be nice to have the Pina Colada scented cuticle oil :) Glad I did that too, it smells yummy! But, along with my cuticle oil, Lynda also sent me one of her mini polishes, Mint Orchid, and a tealight candle in sugar cookie scent! Yay, looky!

Ordering from small businesses is becoming an addiction. The extra goodies and adorable packaging definitely make ya feel like a valued customer. And, I totally forgot Lynda sold candles. I love candles! Another thing for me to start blowing hubub's hard earned money on :) Enough chatter, let's get to Mint Orchid!

Crelly polish is one of the best things EVER in my personal opinion. I don't know that I'll ever get tired of them. Hope you guys like them too, I'll be listing several in my shop when time comes to open. But for now, let's check out Mint Orchid swatched...

It's so pretty :) Teal hex, square, and micro glitters in a white crelly base. There's also some light green hex and mint green squares, possibly more. Love the color theme, very fresh and minty looking. Reminds me of certs! That shot is in natural light, 3 coats of Mint Orchid with a thin coat of top coat. Why one thin coat? The next swatch demonstrates that beautifully...

I got so busy mixing up holos, I forgot I ran out of top coat. That closeup shot of awesomeness is Mint Orchid, 3 coats, NO top coat! Wooo I'm impressed! I'll need to purchase the full size version of this shiz when I start making some money back on all the polish making junk I bought last week. No joke, I started out small, I thought. But I still spent a few hundred dollars! Granted, about $50-$60 of that was used on my personal polish & nail care stuff ('cept for top coat obviously). So, I decided to do something I HATE doing...I put me self on a no-buy for a bit. I need to order more glitter, pigment, and I want to get another bottle of base because running out SUCKS. Other than that, I will try to behave myself and not splurge for the time being. But when I'm done the FS version of Mint Orchid will be mine. It has an excellent formula, and the glitters are small enough that no fishing is necessary even with those evil little mini bottles :) Dry time was good, and I'm uber impressed with how smooth the finish is without top coat. Now just because I really, REALLY love this stuff and I think everyone should try it...Let's show ya my cuticle oil, yay!

 No exaggeration, this stuff has worked wonders on my nails and cuticles. Since I'm awesome, I am placing a list of ingredients below. If you're not allergic to anything, I highly recommend you order a bottle to try out for yourself. I just gave up my secret for bangin' ass nails and cuticles. You're welcome.

Safflower Seed Oil, Fractionated Coconut Oil, Avocado Oil, Grapeseed Oil , Sesame Seed Oil , Olive Oil, Soybean Oil , Aloe Vera Leaf Extract , Jojoba Seed Oil , Vitamin E

(with the option of 4 different scented versions)

You might be pleased with the price of Creations by Lynda cuticle oil as well. You can pick up a 3.5ml roller bottle for $3, and a full size 15ml bottle (with brush cap) for only $5! Click here to do that yo. I opted for the small roller-bottle because I love those damn things. Now that I've ordered an empty 2.5oz bubble bottle for no other reason than I wanted to, I'm seriously thinking about just ordering a couple ounces of this stuff so I don't run out for a while. I'm so not kidding, I like it that much. Now I don't really think it's necessary to show another shot of the candle. It's obviously a creamy white tealight soy candle in an uber yummy sugar cookie scent. I haven't used it yet, I'm saving it. However, I did have to unwrap it and touch it with the tip of my finger. OMG, my finger smelled like sugar cookie for like 10 minutes! Score :) I recon I'll need to try out more of these on occasion too. Now for some linkage. Click here to visit the shop's home page. There's some awesome goodies for sale. You can also follow Creations by Lynda on Facebook by clicking here, and follow her other page The Nail Files by Lynda here for awesome sneak peeks of new creations and more. Sooo, may I ask, will you be trying out this heavenly cuticle oil? Oooh, and isn't Mint Orchid friggin sweet? Own any creations yourself yet? Leave me some comment love if you choose. Until next time peeps!

New Pinkey Nails Swatches - Glow Worm and I'm Just A Girl

Hey hey Peeps! How goes it? I'm stoked to bring you yet another Pinkey Nails review! The talented owner Sara just happens to be an awesome polish pal of mine, and when she asked me if I wanted to review some of her new creations I didn't have to think twice! I've seen some photos of her new releases and they are gorgeous, of course I begged to try Glow Worm. Lucky for me, Sara also sent me one of her new holos and a bottle of her soon-to-be-released cuticle oil for review as well. So, let's kick off this review with an awesome macro of Glow Worm...

I love that shot! Not quite sure what my strange addiction with bright yellow polish is lately, but I can't get enough. Have a looky-loo at Glow Worm swatched...

I love the color. The formula of Glow Worm seems thick to me, but I didn't have too much trouble with it. I think the thickness helps build it up, I only used 2 coats for my swatches with OPI Ridge Filler as my base. There's tons of micro glitter mixed in, which makes for a slightly textured, matte finish but I opted to add 2 coats of top coat to smooth it out. Here's a closeup that shows more detail...

I'm diggin' Glow Worm pretty hard. Even though it's on the thicker side, I still prefer it to the mainstream neons I own. I don't have tons, but the ones I do have are streaky as hell and take 3-5 coats to get decent coverage. Here's an extreme Glow Worm closeup, just cuz I can...

Awesome right? It's very rare for me to get a good macro of my fingernail, so I couldn't not show it off! Yes, this post is a tad picture heavy but I am really happy with these new Pinkey Nails creations and I feel they deserve a few extra photos. With that being said, I think it's time to check out that sweet holo I mentioned earlier. It ended up being my favorite of the two...

Now, normally I would apologize for posting a window shot...But really, there's no apology necessary. I'm Just A Girl is gorgeous! Don't know about you guys, but I haven't seen many neon pink holos. I love this stuff, I didn't want to take it off. Here's a closeup to show more detail...

Sara did an awesome job, the formula is perfect. My swatch is 3 coats over Seche Clear base coat. There's an awesome mix of black hearts, pink holographic hearts, and neon pink matte squares blended in with an insane amount of holo. How 'bout a half-ass macro?

 It's not the best shot, but it does show a bit more detail. As with any polish containing larger glitters, there was a tad bit of fishing involved with getting the hearts. Giving the bottle a quick shake here & there cuts down on most of that. Dry time was good with both polishes, that's always a plus. Last on the review list is the cuticle oil. Check it out, those little clovers are adorable!

Ok, I need to tell you I've only been using this since Tuesday. So as far as long-term goes I can't say much but I like what I see so far. It seems to absorb quickly into the cuticles and nails. I don't have the butter fingers after applying this stuff like I did when I tried Sally Hansen's vitamin E oil. The 3 main ingredients are tee tree oil, vitamin E oil, and mineral oil. The scent is crisp and clean, obviously the tee tree oil. There will be an option to order different scented cuticle oils, but they wont be kept in stock. Any scented oils will be custom made to order. Don't forget, custom polish orders are accepted too. So my opinion of the new Pinkey Nails products I've tried....I'm loving Glow Worm, but I think I'm Just A Girl is my favorite. The cuticle oil seems to be working well too. If you're interested in trying out some Pinkey Nails pretties yourself, click here to be directed to the shop on Etsy. Beside nail polish, there's various other items listed for nail art, even some earrings. To stay UTD on new releases & other shop news, like Pinkey Nails on Facebook here. Now comes the annoying part. Which polish is your favorite from this review? Do ya own any Pinkey Nails pretties yet? Got any lemmings? Lemme know in the comments yo, or don't that's just fine too. Well I think that about wraps it up for this post peeps. Until next time...

Things That Make Ya Go AWWW! - Skating In The Snow by Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer - A Rarity Worth Reading About!

What's this? Another swatch post, in the same week? Sure is! I'm too excited to wait to show you Skating In The Snow by Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer. I won the Reader of the Month giveaway from Wishes Of A Blue Eyed Girl. I was given the option to choose between several different awesome prizes, but you know how obsessed I've become with Indies so for me the choice was obvious...I had to have a Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer to add to my collection! I decided not to choose which hand-made pretty to try, rather just have her surprise me. I'm happy I did too. Skating In The Snow is so pretty, I literally said AWWW! when I unwrapped it. It's so fuzzy and cute. It's versatile too, it can easily be worn any season. Look how cute the bottle is?!

You avid PDALT stalkers know that I totally LOVE crelly polishes. They're one of my favorites things, not just limited to polish, but one of my favorite things EVER. Skating In The Snow is a white crelly base, with various sized and shaped pastel and iridescent glitters that shift from green to blue to yellow to pink. There's also hot pink and teal circles! I love circle glitters too :) Here's a macro...

 The only thing that irritates me is I can't seem to pick up the pastel greens, but at least you can see there's lots of various sized iridescent pretties mixed into the base as well. Now I think it's time to see what it looks like on the nails. Check it out...

See?! It's so cute, fuzzy, and sweet looking! And I'd wear it any time of the year, even though it's named Skating In The Snow. Unfortunately I wasn't able to capture the full beauty of it but at least lemme flash you a closeup to show detail...

So there you have Skating In The Snow by Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer. If you're wondering where you can purchase some BEGL pretties for yourself, unfortunately she doesn't sell her lacquers. Rather, whips up pretties for friends, family, and giveaways. Yep, the only way to obtain a Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer for the rest of us is to win some! Lucky for us it's easy. All you have to do to have a chance at winning some of her pretties is follow her blog and Facebook page, and interact! Once a month a random winner is chosen. So... you should totally click here to be directed to Wishes Of A Blue Eyed Girl's blog. You can also like her page on Facebook by clicking here. I really dig the fact that there isn't many people in the world that own Skating In The Snow, makes me feel special :)

On to the questionnaire...what do ya think of Skating In The Snow? Have you had the pleasure of owning a Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer? Notice the blog changes? I'm in the process of giving my blog a much needed facelift. Whatcha think so far? Lemme know what you've got rolling around in your head! That's it for now Peeps. Until next time...